Position Opening | President, Blackfeet Community College

Blackfeet Community College
PO Box 819, Browning, MT 59417
 
Position Vacancy: President
 
Blackfeet Community College (BCC), established in 1976, is an accredited tribally controlled Land grant community college.  BCC serves up to six (600) hundred students in transfer and non-transfer two-year degrees, two-plus-two, certificate, vocational and community programs. BCC is an eight hundred (800+) acre campus located within the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Browning, Montana.  
 
Mission Statement
The purpose of Blackfeet Community College is to provide the Blackfeet Nation and our “universal community” access to quality education programs that prepare students for achievement in higher education, meaningful employment, basic skill instruction, and community education, while integrating the Blackfeet Culture and Language.
 
Duties:
The President is responsible to the Board of Trustees for the leadership, management and supervision of academic, administrative and student services programs.  These responsibilities are guided by public relations, marketing, fiscal growth and audit compliance, personnel and organizational capacity, student success, data driven decision making, assessment and technological advancement.  
 
This leader is responsible to effectively implement the College’s Charter, By-laws, Policies and Procedures in accordance with the Northwest Commission on College and Universities, and the higher education purposes of the Blackfeet Nation.
 
Qualifications:
Minimum of Master in Adult and Higher Education Administration, (or) Masters or Doctorate Degree in Native Indigenous or American Indian Studies; (or) Masters or Doctorate Degree in Business Administration, Agri-Business, Economics, Management, Finance, Marketing; (or) Masters or Doctorate in Environmental Leadership, Natural Resources, Community Education.
 
Experience:
Must have a minimum of five years as Chief Executive Officer, or Executive Administrator at a Tribal Organization with a minimum annual budget of $2.5 million;

• Ten years of experience in higher education administration;
• Five years of successful experience with budgets, fiscal growth and audit compliance;
• Five years of experiences in fund raising and federal/state/private grant management;
• Knowledge of Tribally Controlled Community College Act and higher education programs;
• Knowledge of Native Indigenous, and American Indian culture and traditions;
• Exemplar human relations skills;
• Have a commitment to participate in a thriving multicultural environment;
• To provide ethical and regulatory oversight of research that involves human subjects;
• Understanding of Institutional Research Protocols and Higher Education Ethics as it relates to Native Americans;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

 
Salary:
$110,000 - $150,000, other benefits as defined by the Board of Trustees
 
Preference and Tests:
Blackfeet and/or Native American preference applies. Background and references are checked for all applicants. Drug tests are required of all finalists prior to an offer of employment. EOE/ADA
 
For Information and Application Materials: Please contact Shannon Connelly, Human Resource Director, at 406-338-5441, Ext. 2205; e-mail: shannon@bfcc.edu or Rose Mary Spotted Bear, Human Resource Specialist at 406-338-5441 Ext. 2204, email: rspottedbear@bfcc.edu. Application materials are also available on the BCC website at www.bfcc.edu. 
 
Opening Date: June 1, 2018 at 8:00 am.  Closing Date: July 18, 2018 at 3:00 pm.  Position is expected to be filled on or before December 2018.

FULL APPLICATION: http://bfcc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Ad-President-1.pdf
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